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Golden LivingDirector of Staff Development in
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Inspiring nurses to provide top quality care ' by sharing your extensive clinical expertise ' is your passion. It's why you are an ideal Director of Staff Development at Golden LivingCenters. Your goal and ours is the same: we continuously strive to provide the best care possible to each patient and resident we serve. As a Director of Staff Development you are critical to our success. Guaranteeing clinical excellence from our exceptional nursing staff will be at the core of everything you. Your job as Director of Staff Development is to oversee and enhance the entire department, providing meaningful recommendations for improvement, evaluating quality and ensuring our staff has everything they need to be successful. You'll manage and meticulously monitor the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of nursing care and services provided to patients. Golden LivingCenters will be a brighter place because of your hard work in this highly respected and integral position.

Plans, revises, coordinates, implements, and evaluates general orientation, nursing skills training, in-service education for employees intended to improve recruitment, retention, professional development of staff in effort to move quality forward and reduce turnover.

In collaboration with the appropriate center leadership, responsible for recruitment, selection, on-boarding and retention of staff as assigned

Ensure HEP-B, TB, Background Checks and Drug Screenings are properly managed and/or administered for the center. May collaborate with the ED and DNS to delegate to the center's staff HEP-B, TB, Background Checks and Drug Screenings but will maintain oversight.

Maintains files of lesson plans for all programs taught to employees and ensures training records are retained per company retention policies. Communicates availability of learning opportunities whether on-site, online and external

Coordinates general orientation for all new employees beginning the first day of employment; updates general orientation as necessary, utilizing corporate orientation guidelines

Ensures completion of Orientation Skills Return Demonstration Checklist on all new nursing employees, validating that new employees are competent to perform resident care tasks they will be assigned prior to providing direct resident care. Provides skill training to any nursing employees that are deficient in skill areas on Orientation Skills Checklist, before allowing the nursing associate to perform the task with a resident

Implements education for new initiatives, areas identified in plans of correction, changes in policies or regulatory requirements, and other programs as needed

Develop relationships with area healthcare community to support training initiatives

Member of local QAPI committee as representative of Infection Control Committee in collaboration with Medical Director.

Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding patient, employee, and company proprietary information

Must have the ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with patients, families, and other employees at all levels

Job: Nurse Management

Primary Location: US-PA-Wilkes Barre

Shift: Day Job

Schedule: Full-time

Department Address: 101 East Mountain Boulevard

Department City: Wilkes-Barre

Department State: PA

Department Zipcode: 18702

Company Profile

Ready to bring your heart and expertise to an award-winning team that feels more like a family? Bring your passion for patient care to Golden LivingCenters. As one of the nation’s leading providers of skilled nursing care and inpatient and outpatient therapies, we are dedicated to helping people live fuller, longer and more productive lives. Our Golden LivingCenters have won more AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards than any other post-acute healthcare provider. These awards are the nation’s highest for distinguished achievement in post-acute care, and they reflect the compassion, commitment and quality orientation of our caregivers. Join us! Together, we’re redefining the way care is delivered with an innovative, holistic approach that considers the ‘whole patient’ every time.